Cutting short his five-year term amid a scarring conflict, he was perhaps a first: an Algerian leader who left office without being forced out or dying. By Adam Nossiter Four years after a popular ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France, reconciled his conflict-ravaged nation and was then ousted amid pro-democracy protests ...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who on Monday announced he is pulling out of a bid for a fifth term, is Algeria's longest-serving president and a veteran of the independence struggle who held on to power during ...

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika welcomes the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Djaber al-Sabah (unseen) at the Djenane El Mufti residence on January 14, 2013 in Algiers.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika ruled Algeria with an iron fist for 20 years – from 1999 to 2019. He was a political figure, one of the initial architects of Algeria’s authoritarian political system in the ...

Late Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s, seen in this 2004 photograph, is one leader whose legacy will linger for long. Photo by Hocine Zaourar/AFP via Getty Images Abdelaziz Bouteflika ruled ...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has announced that he will not seek a fifth term in office, after weeks of protests surrounding his candidacy. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has ...

Five candidates, including two former prime ministers, will run to replace ousted Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the country's election authority said Saturday, amid widespread protests ...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday was sworn in for a fourth five-year term after winning the presidential election earlier this month. During the ceremony aired by state television, ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika launched a long-anticipated bid for a third term in office on Thursday and promised $150 billion to help the north African country recover ...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika is Algeria's longest-serving president and a veteran of the independence struggle who has held on to power for some 20 years despite ill health. But after weeks of demonstrations ...